Q. Avery is designing a large rectangular sign. They want the sign to have an area of 2m2 and a width of 54m.How tall should the sign be?m
Area Formula: To find the height of the sign, we need to use the formula for the area of a rectangle, which is Area=Width×Height. We know the Area and the Width, so we can solve for the Height.
Given Values: The area of the sign is given as 2 square meters (2m2), and the width is given as 54 meters (54m). Let's denote the height as H meters (Hm).
Area Calculation: Using the area formula, we have:Area = Width × Height2m2=(54)m×Hm
Height Calculation: To find the height ( extit{H}), we need to divide the area by the width: extit{H} = extit{Area} / extit{Width} extit{H} = 2m2 / (4/5)m
Division and Multiplication: Now we perform the division:H=(54)m2m2To divide by a fraction, we multiply by its reciprocal:H=2m2×(45)
Final Height: Multiplying the two values gives us the height:H = (2×5)/4H = 10/4H = 2.5m